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Q&A Is it legal to share an index you made from someone else's book?

I think if you create and publish an index to the copyrighted work of another person you are infringing on their copyright. Basically what you are doing is using their work to create a derivative ...

posted 10y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:46:45Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/13025
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:46:45Z (about 5 years ago)
I think if you create and publish an index to the copyrighted work of another person you are infringing on their copyright.

Basically what you are doing is using their work to create a derivative work, similar to making a movie of a novel.

Also you should note that giving your index away for free does not.change anything. If you made a movie from one of Stephen King's novels and gave away the DVDs for free you'd still have broken the law.

# Make sure you ask a lawyer.
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-10-03T20:46:40Z (about 10 years ago)
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